Social Security Administration Staff to Be Cut in Half

Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Reportedly Are—Social Security Administration, FEMA, IRS And More
The Trump administration is moving toward its largest round of federal government layoffs yet, according to multiple outlets, with agencies directed to submit layoff plans by March 13—the latest federal downsizing development spearheaded by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%, according to two people
Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts
At least five of the eight regional heads have decided to leave as the mid-level worker-turned-acting commissioner is said to mull workforce reduction.
The Price Of Slashing Social Security’s Staff
By slashing staff and tinkering with its internal computer systems, the Trump Administration is likely to make Social Security less efficient, not more.
Social Security Administration, headquartered in Maryland, closes two offices
The Social Security Administration (SSA), which is headquartered in Woodlawn, closed two offices this week, putting employees on administrative leave, agency leaders said.
Musk’s DOGE descends on Social Security Administration
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.
Social Security Administration Staff to Be Cut in Half: Reports
The reports on Wednesday evening said that the workforce is planning to be cut in half, including field offices.
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Social Security shuts down key offices, raising concerns over online services and rights
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has officially closed its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and its ...
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Social Security shutters its civil rights and transformation offices
Among the people affected are those managing the agency’s website, a front door to services for Americans online.
Social Security Administration shutters multiple offices after anti-DOGE head quits
The closure of SSA’s Office of Transformation and the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity comes as DOGE staffers are now embedded within the agency, following the resignation of former ...
Birmingham Social Security DOGE cuts ‘devastating,’ Alabama lawmakers say: ‘Brace for impact’
But Sen. Linda-Coleman Madison, D-Birmingham, said the negative impact of these cuts goes far beyond Social Security office ...
Up to 50% of Social Security Administration workforce could be cut
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%.
New Social Security head boasts of firing federal employees in response to Musk email
When Elon Musk asked federal employees to send an email listing out five things they accomplished in the past week, most ...
Federal workers speak on DOGE layoffs, cuts
The Social Security Administration eliminated its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity on Tuesday. A spokesman for ...
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce ...